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U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers and Human Rights

U.S. detention of asylum seekers expanded after 2001, causing tension with international standards that treat detention as a last resort.

The Hague Program Reflects New European Realities

Adopted in November 2004, the EU's Hague Program set a five-year migration and asylum agenda, but left legal immigration and integration largely to individual Member States.

Darfur: Beyond the Brink of Disaster

Conflict in Darfur displaced 1.2 million internally and put 2.2 million at risk as of mid-2004, while sovereignty concerns left the UN Security Council slow to respond.

Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration

Despite political rhetoric about a migration crisis, forced migrants are relatively few in number and concentrated in the world's poorest countries.

Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda

Uganda's 1999 Self-Reliance Strategy sought to fold refugee education into national systems, but security gaps and movement restrictions undercut results.

EU Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications

EU asylum applications fell 22 percent in 2003 to the lowest since 1995, led by drops from Iraq and Afghanistan, while applications rose in the ten acceding states.

Gender-Related Persecution and International Protection

Despite the 1951 Refugee Convention's protective intent, women fleeing gender-based violence are often denied asylum because states refuse to treat it as persecution.

The EU as a Global Player in the Refugee Protection Regime

Lack of consensus among EU Member States as to what constitutes refugee protection stalled creation of a common asylum system in the early 2000s.

Belgium's Undocumented Hold Lessons for EU

Interviews with 130 undocumented migrants in Belgium showed motivations are complex, challenging EU migration policy assumptions.

UNHCR and NGOs: Competitors or Companions in Refugee Protection?

After mid-1990s crises in the Balkans and Central Africa, humanitarian groups expanded into refugee protection, prompting renewed but still-uneasy collaboration with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).